EP 0422459 A3 19911106 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A DOOR PANEL BELT TRIM
Title (en)
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING A DOOR PANEL BELT TRIM
Publication
Application
Priority
US 42047189 A 19891012
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0422459A2] A method + App. for forming a return flange on the belt trim portion (46) of a vehicle door panel (40) which includes the steps of locating the door panel on a holding fixture (14) to place the belt trim portion for sequential clamping, backing, spot heating and folding to form the return flange (50) thereon; apparatus for practicing the method which includes a door fixture means with movable backing member (56) to back a belt trim portion when the panel is clamped in place; and a heater mechanism (16) and a flange former mechanism (20) on the machine are sequentially advanced with respect to the clamped door panel to soften a thermoformable segment of the panel which is folded about the back-up plate (62).
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B21D 5/00 (2006.01); B29C 53/02 (2006.01); B29C 53/04 (2006.01); B29D 99/00 (2010.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
B29C 53/04 (2013.01 - EP KR US); B29L 2031/3014 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [A] GB 2071541 A 19810923 - TAPCO PRODUCTS CO
- [A] US 2687162 A 19540824 - SMITH GEORGE M
- [A] DE 1215639 B 19660505 - BRITISH FEDERAL WELDER, et al
- [A] US 3528158 A 19700915 - BLACK WILLIAM HORACE, et al
- [A] EP 0125120 A2 19841114 - HENDERSON PIETER MARTIN [ZA], et al
- [A] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 10, no. 176 (M-491)(2232) June 20, 1986 & JP-A-61 27 123 (TOYOTA MOTOR CORP. ) February 6, 1986
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE ES FR GB IT NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0422459 A2 19910417; EP 0422459 A3 19911106; AU 629051 B2 19920924; AU 6389490 A 19910418; CA 2026664 A1 19910413; CS 277256 B6 19921216; CS 494690 A3 19920513; HU 906438 D0 19910429; HU T57125 A 19911128; JP H03211043 A 19910913; KR 910007652 A 19910530; MX 165952 B 19921210; RU 2044651 C1 19950927; US 5052913 A 19911001
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 90118636 A 19900928; AU 6389490 A 19901009; CA 2026664 A 19900926; CS 494690 A 19901011; HU 643890 A 19901012; JP 27066590 A 19901011; KR 900016093 A 19901011; MX 2282590 A 19901011; SU 4831435 A 19901011; US 42047189 A 19891012